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Yada yada backstory backstory lots of racists on Twitter. You’ve been conscious since the Super Bowl? You know what I’m talking about. But what concerns me here is what we’re not talking about. Rather than some absurd conversation about a song about America being sung in languages other than English, why aren’t we talking about… Read More

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My favorite thing about winter is by far the fashion options. No other season offers the same variety of textures, the ability to layer comfortably, or the amount of clothing necessary to hide my hideously malformed body. In the spring and summer we’re faced mostly with flat, boring cotton. Maybe some linen or silk, but… Read More

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Woody Allen’s recent Golden Globe lifetime achievement award brought to light some pretty uncomfortable most-likely-truths about the celebrated writer/director and it got me thinking about the amount of great material generated by known assholes, and the dilemma that presents to a conscientious audience. First in my mind is Orson Scott Card, author of Ender’s Game… Read More

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I just put in my votes for Saturday’s SAG Awards and I thought I’d share them and the thinking behind them. I put this forward under the disclaimer that I recognize how utterly absurd the awards process is and it is completely impossible to compare these performances. That being said I love me some screeners.… Read More

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Chances are you know I’m a huge fan of The Room, the best worst movie ever made. You can imagine my delight late last year when I learned that its co-star, Greg Sestero, had written an account of its making that would come out just in time to go on my Christmas list. I finally… Read More

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The next time I turn off the switch that keeps me from stuffing my face with fun things until it hurts, I should check the weather for the next day. Yesterday I was doing fine until it came to my post-lunch pre-dinner snack. We got a fantastic box of meat (and a block of cheddar)… Read More

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Anyone who is interested in running or fancies themselves a runner has surely seen Chad Stafko’s opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal drift across their social media stream. Titled “OK, You’re a Runner. Get Over It,” Stafko uses the piece to decry, um, exercise? Or talking with others about the exercise in which you’ve… Read More

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Edgar was walking south on Ninth Avenue, on his way to work, when he saw Paul. Paul had not seen Edgar yet. It was a peculiar talent Edgar had, to see and recognize people on the street well before they saw him. It was complementary to his intense anxiety over any conversation with those outside… Read More

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I’m normally the first in line to lecture about the evils of unoriginal movies; sequels of sequels, and reboots, and the optioning of every young adult franchise ever put to paper. But I have to make an exception for the new Carrie. I saw the original. It’s great of course, and that last scare still scares, but… Read More

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One of my oldest & best friends, Keith, was in town this weekend with his lovely wife Jamie. Most of what happened involved eating. Here’s Keith in a post-Katz’s Deli pastrami seizure: We did walk the High Line, but they’ve been up here enough now so that we don’t do things like go look at… Read More